InAir – Interview

  Rising UK Alt Rockers  InAir are back with a new single,  Chemicals  and forthcoming sophomore EP, Dreamful, out Friday 13th September. We asked the guys to fill us in about their background and more….   What is the full band line-up, who sings and who plays which instrument? We …

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Scarlet Rebels – Show Your Colours

Fourteen tracks is a brave move for an album, let alone a debut as the listeners attention may start to waver but this is not the case for this absolute stunner from South Wales based Scarlet Rebels with Show Your Colours.  Early promise was shown when I caught their set …

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Angel Witch signs worldwide deal with Metal Blade Records!

Angel Witch signs worldwide deal with Metal Blade Records; announces extremely limited cassette  Metal Blade Records is proud to welcome Angel Witch to its worldwide roster! Angel Witch‘s 1980 eponymous debut on Bronze records created shockwaves that would resonate throughout the nascent realm of thrash, doom and death metal. Now, nearly four …

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SKILLET – VICTORIOUS new album out now

Skillet Victorious

One of the best selling rock bands Skillet is back with their new tenth studio album Victorious. If you like your nu-metal hard and heavy and have a penchant for bands like Shinedown, Avenged Sevenfold and Linkin Park then Skillet is the band for you. The four-piece from Memphis is …

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Saxon – The Eagle Has Landed 40 (Live)

When I was asked to review The Eagle Has Landed 40 (Live) by NWOBHM legends Saxon, I thought it was a re-issue of their 1982 live album but this is not the case as it’s a triple CD release of forty live songs chosen by their lead singer Biff Byford. …

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Freedom Call – M.E.T.A.L.

German Power metal/melodic metal band Freedom call celebrate their 20th anniversary this year and what better way to celebrate than to release a new studio album? It’s their tenth album, and is called “M.E.T.A.L.” which frontman Chris Bay says is tongue in cheek, adding “After all, everybody knows that we …

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Domination inc – Memoir 414

Domination inc are a Greek thrash metal band that formed in 2012 as Domination (the change to Domination inc is more recent due to legal issues with the name). They released their debut album “Infants of thrash” in 2014, and now five years on, they’re ready to release their second …

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The Fallen State – Announce UK Headline Tour

ANNOUNCE UK HEADLINE TOUR IN OCTOBER 2019 New Studio Album ‘A Deadset Endeavour’ Out Now “Beefy, brooding shot of hard rock, with that Shinedown-meets-Alter Bridge” – (Classic Rock) British rising stars The Fallen State are thrilled to announce their headline UK tour in October 2019. The Fallen State is one of …

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New Metal Project SHAPED IN DREAMS Launched

SHAPED IN DREAMS is a musical project of composer/multi instrumentalist Martin Matiasovic featuring international, renowned guest artists from Black Crown Initiate, Obscura, Obscurity, Alkaloid and more. The main motivation behind the project was establishing a creative outlet for the artist’s restless urge to compose and thereby also present his eclectic, multi genre vision of music mainly drawing inspiration …

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COLDSPELL To Tour Spain Again And To Release New Music!

COLDSPELL, the melodic metal band from the land of ice and snow up in the north of Sweden will be returning to Spain in November/December 2019. And celebrating 10 years from the first album release the band is currently recording a new version of the title track Infinite Stargaze. This will be followed …

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CRO-MAGS – Limited 7″ EP ‘Don’t Give In’ Available Now!

CRO-MAGS Limited 7″ EP Vinyl ‘Don’t Give In’ Available Now New York hardcore punk legends CRO-MAGS have just released limited 7″ vinyl for their EP »Don’t Give In« available in three different colours via Arising Empire! Save your limited 7″ EP-vinyl »Don’t Give In« here: https://Cro-Mags.lnk.to/DontGiveIn Harley Flanagan: “In late 2018 I went in to the studio to …

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